Common lantana (lantana camara), also known as shrub verbena, is a lovely summer and fall flowering plant that tends to pop up in the natural landscape on occasion. In the tropical areas where lantana is native, it is evergreen but here in northeast Florida it will die back during frost only to rise again beautifully when spring comes. Lantana is a favorite among butterflies and the less rain the better as more flowers form with drought conditions. Lantana will grow in sun or part shade and will tolerate many different types of soil including poor ones. If you are lucky enough to have one of the pink/orange lantana bushes grow naturally in your yard, you may like to keep it as part of your xeriscape design. Because of new state laws and views, Florida Friendly landscaping is enjoying a new prominence and lantana is a nice addition to this particular landscape style. In frost-free climates such as Hawaii, lantana is such a hardy grower that it is consider invasive.
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